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CBC
3 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Former New York, London transit exec tapped to lead Toronto Transit Commission
The incoming CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission says he hopes to leverage his experience working for two of the largest transit agencies in the world to make the TTC the most reliable transit system in North America. Mandeep Lali was announced as the TTC's pick to be the new CEO at a news conference in Scarborough Thursday. "My vision for the TTC is to be world class — world class in safety, reliability, affordability and accessibility," Lali said Thursday. "Those are all basics of which are fundamentals of a great transportation system." Lali was previously an executive at New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), serving as executive vice-president and chief operating officer of subways for the largest transit agency in North America. Prior to that, he spent over a 13 years at Transport for London. He'll be taking over the role from Rick Leary, who retired at the end of August last year. Lali was tapped to take the helm of the city's transit commission after an extensive international search that lasted close to nine months, said TTC board chair Jamaal Myers at Thursday's news conference. "When we asked him what his goal for the TTC was, he said, without missing a beat, to make the TTC the most reliable transit system in North America," Myers said. "As a lifelong TTC rider this was music to my ears. It's what every Torontonian wants to hear."
CBC
14-05-2025
- Science
- CBC
Dundas Subway Station will be renamed 'TMU Station'
The Toronto Transit Commission Board has unanimously voted to rename Dundas Subway Station to TMU Station. The move is part of a research partnership between the TTC and Toronto Metropolitan University.
CTV News
13-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
TTC considering name change for Dundas Station. Here's what the new name could be
A popular subway station in downtown Toronto could get a name change when the TTC board holds it's monthly meeting on Wednesday. A report proposes that Dundas Station, at Yonge and Dundas streets, be renamed 'TMU Station,' to reflect 'the evolution of both the local neighbourhood and [Toronto Metropolitan University].' In the report, the TTC's Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer also said the name change will align Dundas Station with the transit system's current practice of naming stations after institutions and destinations, citing York, Museum, Queen's Park, and Osgoode stations as examples. 'The area around Dundas Station has changed dramatically with the rapid growth of TMU, and the TTC station has become fully integrated with the TMU campus and student life,' it reads. Further, the report notes that the university has presented the TTC with an offer that would cover the cost of the renaming and 'create an opportunity for ongoing collaboration with the university.' Additionally, it calls the station renaming 'time-sensitive' and 'unique,' pointing to the upcoming roll-out of 'customer information changes' for the new Line 6 Finch West LRT route, saying that the renaming could be aligned with those changes. 'Should the Board approve the recommendations below, work would begin immediately,' the report reads. 'In addition, there is ongoing work to renew Dundas Station that can be leveraged for a potential renaming of the station. Delaying this decision would result in incrementally higher costs in the future.' In late 2023, Toronto City Council approved renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square after numerous studies of academic research found that Henry Dundas – the square's namesake – was involved in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade. The Jane/Dundas Public Library was renamed the Daniel G. Hill Branch as part of those efforts, and the Dundas West Station is also on the list of 'Dundas-linked city assets' waiting for a name change.
CTV News
13-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
TTC considering name change for Dundas Station. Here's what the new name could be
A popular subway station in downtown Toronto could get a name change when the TTC board holds it's monthly meeting on Wednesday. A report proposes that Dundas Station, at Yonge and Dundas streets, be renamed 'TMU Station,' to reflect 'the evolution of both the local neighbourhood and [Toronto Metropolitan University].' In the report, the TTC's Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer also said the name change will align Dundas Station with the transit system's current practice of naming stations after institutions and destinations, citing York, Museum, Queen's Park, and Osgoode stations as examples. 'The area around Dundas Station has changed dramatically with the rapid growth of TMU, and the TTC station has become fully integrated with the TMU campus and student life,' it reads. Further, the report notes that the university has presented the TTC with an offer that would cover the cost of the renaming and 'create an opportunity for ongoing collaboration with the university.' Additionally, it calls the station renaming 'time-sensitive' and 'unique,' pointing to the upcoming roll-out of 'customer information changes' for the new Line 6 Finch West LRT route, saying that the renaming could be aligned with those changes. 'Should the Board approve the recommendations below, work would begin immediately,' the report reads. 'In addition, there is ongoing work to renew Dundas Station that can be leveraged for a potential renaming of the station. Delaying this decision would result in incrementally higher costs in the future.' In late 2023, Toronto City Council approved renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square after numerous studies of academic research found that Henry Dundas – the square's namesake – was involved in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade. The Jane/Dundas Public Library was renamed the Daniel G. Hill Branch as part of those efforts, and the Dundas West Station is also on the list of 'Dundas-linked city assets' waiting for a name change.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
TTC considering name change for Dundas Station
A popular subway station in downtown Toronto could get a name change when the TTC board holds it's monthly meeting on Wednesday. A report proposes that Dundas Station, at Yonge and Dundas streets, be renamed 'TMU Station,' to reflect 'the evolution of both the local neighbourhood and [Toronto Metropolitan University].' In the report, the TTC's Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer also said the name change will align Dundas Station with the transit system's current practice of naming stations after institutions and destinations, citing the York, Museum, Queen's Park, and Osgoode stations as examples. 'The area around Dundas Station has changed dramatically with the rapid growth of TMU, and the TTC station has become fully integrated with the TMU campus and student life,' it reads. Further, the report notes that the university has presented the TTC with an offer that would cover the cost of the renaming and 'create an opportunity for ongoing collaboration with the university.' Additionally, it calls the station renaming 'time-sensitive' and 'unique,' pointing to the upcoming roll-out of 'customer information changes' for the new Line 6 Finch West LRT route, saying that the renaming could be aligned with those changes. 'Should the Board approve the recommendations below, work would begin immediately,' the report reads. 'In addition, there is ongoing work to renew Dundas Station that can be leveraged for a potential renaming of the station. Delaying this decision would result in incrementally higher costs in the future.' In late 2023, Toronto City Council approved renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square after numerous studies of academic research found that Henry Dundas – the square's namesake – was involved in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade. The Jane/Dundas Public Library was renamed the Daniel G. Hill Branch as part of those efforts, and the Dundas West Station is also on the list of 'Dundas-linked city assets' waiting for a name change.
